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Letter "P" - Page 1
Commonly used Greek words.
Learn more Greek vocabulary. Study the Greek words from English that Start with the letter P. This is page 1.
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In phonetics where you see:
Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
x as the x in the word fox.
th or th like the th in think.
th or th like the th in this.
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Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad
| Greek |
Audio |
Phonetics |
English |
(το) δέμα
(το) πακέτο |
|
THE-ma
pa-KE-to |
package |
| (ο) πόνος |
|
PO-nos |
pain |
| (εγώ) χρωματίζω |
|
hroma-TI-zo |
(I) paint |
(το) χρώμα
(η) μπογιά |
|
bo-GIA |
(the) paint
(the) paint |
| (ο) χρωματιστής |
|
hromati-STIS |
painter |
(εγώ) ζευγαρώνω
(το) ζευγάρι |
|
zevga-RO-no
zev-GA-ri |
(I) pair
(the) pair |
| (το) χαρτί |
|
har-TI |
paper |
| (ο) παράδεισος |
|
pa-RA-thisos |
paradise |
| παράδοξος, -η, -ο |
|
pa-RA-thoksos |
paradox |
(εγώ) παραλύω
παράλυτος, -η, -ο |
|
para-LI-o
pa-RA-litos |
paralyze
paralyzed |
| (ο) γονιός |
|
go-NIOS |
parent |
(το) τμήμα
(το) μέρος |
|
TMI-ma
ME-ros |
part |
(ο) συνέταιρος
(ο) σύντροφος |
|
si-NE-teros
SI-drofos |
partner |
| (εγώ) περνώ |
|
per-NO |
(I) pass |
(το) πέρασμα
(η) άδεια εισόδου |
|
PE-rasma
A-thia ee-SO-thou |
(the) pass
the pass |
| (ο) επιβάτης |
|
epi-VA-tis |
passenger |
| (το) πάθος |
|
PA-thos |
passion |
| (το) διαβατήριο |
|
thiava-TI-rio |
passport |
(το) παρελθόν
περασμένος, -η, -ο |
|
perel-THON
pera-SME-nos |
past |
| (η) υπομονή |
|
eepomo-NI |
patience |
υπομονετικός, -ή, -ό
(ο) άρρωστος |
|
eepomoneti-KOS
A-rostos (ill) |
patient |
(o) πατριώτης (man)
(η) πατριώτισσα (woman) |
|
patri-O-tis
patri-O-tisa |
patriot |
| πατριωτικός, -ή, -ό |
|
patrioti-KOS |
patriotic |
| (εγώ) πληρώνω |
|
pli-RO-no |
(I) pay |
(η) πληρωμή
(ο) μισθός |
|
pliro-MI
mis-THOS |
(the) pay
(the) pay |
| (η) ειρήνη |
|
ee-RI-ni |
peace |
| (ο) πεζός |
|
pe-ZOS |
pedestrian |
| (ο) παιδίατρος |
|
pe-THI-atros |
pediatrician |
(η) πέννα
(ο) στιλός |
|
PE-na
sti-LO |
pen |
| (το) μολύβι |
|
mo-LI-vi |
pencil |
(οι) άνθρωποι (plural)
(ο) λαός |
|
AN-thropi
la-OS |
people |
| τέλειος, -α, -ο |
|
TE-lios |
perfect |
| (η) περίοδος |
|
pe-RI-othos |
period |
| (εγώ) επιμένω |
|
epi-ME-no |
persist |
(η) επιμονή
επίμονος, -η, -ο |
|
epimo-NI
e-PI-monos |
persistence
persistent |
| (το) πρόσωπο |
|
PRO-sopo |
person |
| (η) προσωπικότητα |
|
prosopi-Ko-tita |
personality |
| (εγώ) ιδρώνω |
|
ith-RO-no |
perspire |
| (ο) φιλόσοφος |
|
fi-LO-sofos |
philosopher |
Remember; the words that are adjectives they have three genders.
Where you see a word followed by two more endings, is an adjective (or a Participle), therefore
it has three genders. Note, that some Pronouns have three genders also.
For more information please refer to:
Genders (part 1)
Genders (part 2) and
Adjectives
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